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   pellicle

   /ˈpɛlɪkl/

   noun

   • 1. a thin skin, cuticle, membrane, or film. technical

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French pellicule, from Latin pellicula ‘small piece of skin’, diminutive of pellis.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pellicular adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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